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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colville and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Colville:
- 38.365353, -84.210210
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Colville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Colville is near Bath County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Colville
Communities Also Named Colville ...
We found three communities that are also named Colville.
Within Kentucky, the name Colville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Colville [Benton County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Colville lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Colville that is located in Harrison County.
- Washington
- Stevens County
- This Colville is located in Stevens County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Colville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Colville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Barefoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barefoot is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
- Currentsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Currentsville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currentsville
- Cynthiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Headquarters
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Headquarters is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
- Hooktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
- Lair
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lair is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair
- Morning Glory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
- Oddville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
- Poindexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
How Far From Colville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Colville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colville and extending to:
- Cynthiana, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Colville to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Colville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3654, Longitude: -84.2102 In this case, the coordinates for Colville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.245 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.325 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.985 degrees. |
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